Whilst you cant lock them you can backup the ui settings file which stores their location. Note you will have to log out once they are set up so the file gets updated the first time.

The file is found in your documents / my games / final fantasy xiv / user / xxxxxxxxx

The xxxxxxxx part is an 8 character code relating to each character you have logged on, on that machine. If you have multiple accounts / mules then with a bit of guesswork you can find the relevant one by looking at the time stamps of the files.

Once you have the right folder you can make a copy of the "ui" file and if necessary the "mcr0" file (which contains all your macros)

Then in the future if you mess up then log out of the game, copy the ui file back into that folder and then logged back in again (same can be done with the mcr0) file as well.

You can also copy those files to a different machine in order to copy over layout and macros if you also use a laptop for instance or two gaming machines. You can even copy that to another character / account as well which I find far more useful as it means I dont have to go setting up all the key mappings for my mules.

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FFXIV : Khaap Keha : THM(Bodhum) In progress and enjoying it so far. FFXI : Khaap : 75BLM, 75NIN Retired (sadly and it was purely down to graphics)